Washtray fitting



Feb. 12, 1929. 1,701,692

P. MUELLER WASHTRAY FITTING Original Filed March 21, 1925 2 Sheets$heet 1 Feb. 12, 1929. 1,701,692

P. MUELLER WASHTRAY FITTING Original Filed March 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m1, wwm

Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATET ()FFICE..

IEHILIP MUELLER, 0F DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 ADOLPH MUELLER, TRUSTEE,

' OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

WASHTRAY FITTING.

Original application filed March 21, 1925, Serial No. 17,279. Divided and this application filedOctober-fi, 1925. Serial No. 64,696.

This invention, which is a division of applicants copending application, Serial No. 17,279, filed March 21, 1925, (patented April '27, 1926, No. 1,582,529) has been made the subject of a separate application under 012'- ficial requirement, and relates to wash tray fittings and more particularly to a double taucetsupply capable of being positioned between opposed panels or walls so as to deliver the supply from-a plurality of parallel disposed pipes, to outlets extendinglaterally from opposite sides of the fitting.

An essential feature of the invention consists in the provision of a double faucet fitting which will conduct the hot and cold water from their respective supply pi-pestooutlets secured to one of the pipes and in direct alinement with each other without the necessity of bending or dodging the pipes as is required in installations wherein this type of fitting is employed.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows a preferred embodiment of the inven tion,

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the fitting applied to faucets which are oppositely disposed,the section showing the faucets which receive water from the upper supply P P Figure 2 is a sectional View showing oppositely disposed faucets which receive water from the lower supply pipe,

Figure 3 is a view in section of the fittin substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, lowing the supply pipes in dotted lines,

Figure 4 is a sectional view substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a complete fitting constructed in accordance with the invention. 1

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts in the several views, 10 denotes a double faucet fitting arranged to be positioned between the opposed panels or walls 11 and 12 of a wash tray, tub or the like. a The fitting 10 is provided with an upper conduit member 13 adapted to be connected to the supply pipe sections 14 shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. A vertical passage 15 delivers the supply from the pipe 14 to the laterally projecting nippics 16 and 17 which nipples are coupled to the oppositely disposed faucets 18 and supply traversing the pipes 22 and the tubu- 'lar partition 21 to be conducted to the oppositely disposed faucets 24 and 25. The iauvcets 24 and 25 extend through openings'26 in the walls 11 and 12 and are threadedly connectedto the opposite ends of the fitting 23, in the manner as shown in Figure 2.

Preferably, the supply pipe 14 is arranged to conduct hot water to the faucets or spigots' 17 and 18 while the pipe 22 is adapted to conduct the cold water to the faucets 24 and 25.

'Obviously, the supply of these pipes may be interchanged. Likewise, instead of connecting the fitting 23 to the lower supply pipe 22, it can be just as readily secured to the upper supply pipe 4. Further, the faucets are disposed in the same'horizontal plane relative to each other so as to permit the hot or cold supply from their respective pipes to deliver simultaneously or selectively to common receptacles on opposite sides of the panel walls.

It will be observed that by use of this particular fitting non-bendable supply pipes may be expeditiously connected to spigots or fan.- cets which are positioned on the same pipe and extend laterally from opposite sides thereof, without requiring the use of flexible couplings or curved pipe sections as has heretoiore been necessary.

It will be understoodv that the form of invention herewith shown and described is merely illustrative and in no sense restrictive and that the invention is susceptible to such changes in construction and arrangement of parts as may fall within the purview of one skilled in the art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fittingassembly oi the class'described comprising two conduits arranged in longitudinal parallelism, two sets of: oppositely .portion of said fittin extending nipples projecting laterally from one of said conduits, and two independent passages respectively connecting each of said conduits with one set of nipples.

2. The combination with a pair of substantially parallel supply pipes, a fitting'assembly secured to both of said pipes, and means in said fitting for supplying liquid separately from each of said pipes respectively to one pair of a plurality of oppositely extending outlets positioned on one of said pipes.

3. The combination with a pair of parallel supply pipes, a fitting secured to both of said pipes, and having oppositely disposed outlets in one portion thereof and an arm providing a passage between one of said pipes and said outlets, oppositely disposed outlets in the other of said pipes, and a partition in the fitting providing a second passage that communicates with the last mentioned pipe.

4. The combination with a pair of parallel supply pipes, a fitting connected to both of said pipes, oppositely disposed outlets in one an arm having two independent passages extending at substantially right angles to each other and respectively connecting one of said pipes and said outlets and forming part of the passage through the other supply pipe, and a second fitting connected to the last mentioned supply pipe and having oppositely disposed outlets extending therefrom.

v 5. The combination with a pair of parallel supply pipes, a fitting connected to both of said pipes and provided with oppositely disposed outlet-s, an arm providing a communicating passage between one of said pipes and said outlets, said fitting having a conduit forming a passage connecting parts of the other 0t said pipes, a second fitting connected to the last mentioned pipe, and oppositely disposed outlets on said second fitting.

6. The combination with a pair of vertically spaced parallel supply pipes, a fitting connected to both of said pipes, oppositely disposed outlets in one portion of said fitting, an arm providing a communicating passage between the upper supply pipe and said outlets, said fitting having a tubular partition therein forming a passage connecting parts of the lower supply pipe, a second fitting connected to the lower supply pipe, and oppositely disposed outlets extending laterally from said second fitting.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PHILIP MUELLER. 

